accounts of where his ancestors had lived did not agree with documented records . numerous members of churchill ' s extended family have long ##standing family legends of indian ancestry among ancestors ; but , none was confirmed among the 142 direct fore ##be ##ars of churchill who were identified . documents in churchill ' s university personnel file show that he was granted tenure in a " special opportunity position . " in 1994 , then cu @ - @ boulder chancellor james co ##rb ##ridge refused to take action on allegations that churchill was fraudulent ##ly claiming to be an indian , saying " it has always been university policy that a person ' s race or ethnicity is self @ - @ proving . "
accounts of where his ancestors had lived did not agree with documented records. numerous members of churchill's extended family have longstanding family legends of indian ancestry among ancestors ; but, none was confirmed among the 142 direct forebears of churchill who were identified. documents in churchill's university personnel file show that he was granted tenure in a " special opportunity position. " in 1994, then cu @ - @ boulder chancellor james corbridge refused to take action on allegations that churchill was fraudulently claiming to be an indian, saying " it has always been university policy that a person's race or ethnicity is self @ - @ proving. "